The Sun. — London, England, 1808-08-16 00:00:00

I . pr.ople, by offering to liberate and restore t 'Civourite 1-r.r..nrNAND VII. He would willingly him for his brother, and replace him on the upp suci, conditions and promises as would satisiv the Spaniards for ti - ,e moment. But will the s i iiin,,,rJs listen to any conditions or promises from who has never observed any of the most sacred trt-atiti concluded with the other Powers of Europe ? .tiNr:!l they permit him to convert FEIMPINAND into an just, umeni of his designs, and inveigle him by a blind iodueuce, such as he. has exercised over the Etnpe r of .Rus:iia since the Peace of 'Tilsit ? Is he to rain, he captive Prince out of the possession of the four i\Thrthern Provinces of Spain, till a general I,e we, 4nd then adhere to that Treaty as faithfully tie had adhered to every other. No, the Spaniards be no such dupes : they will confide only in their own valour, and their own means, and in proofs they hive so recently given of their judgment as well as of their intrepidity. The world has a splendid pledge against so fatal a delusion. I am, Sir, y,,ur obedient Servant, Tumham Green, Aug. 12, 1808. I. A. C. MAILS. Gottcnburgh, 2 Dublin, t Waterford. i)UX-2 Gottenburgh, t Waterton!. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Coiasols - - - 66*i I Oninium - - dis. THE SUN. SOLZM 21113 DICLRA.TALSUA4 AUDEAT? L 0 ND 0 IV, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1808. We have this day resumed our Extra&s from the Portuifuese Papers. We are happy to find that the l'ortugue;e are as unanimous and as enthusiastic in their determination to throw off the yoke of France, acid re-establish the independence of their Country, a:, the Spaniards are. it appears from these Papers, that the Portuguese Patriots, who marched- from Coimbra, have had several skirmishes with the French, in all of which they hare been successtnl. It is stared that General JUNOT had made an offer to surrender, on certain conditions, but they were deemed inadmissible by the British Commanders,. We, however, entertain some doubts of the truth of this statement, because the dispatches from Sir C. COTTON came down to the 3d inst. and they do nor, we understand, mention any such circumstance. Ir is also said that General SPENCER had effected a landing at St. Übe's, which is to the southward of Lisbon, and that he was advancing towards that city fur the .purpose of co-operating with Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY ; but this account we have reason to believe is incorre&. General SPENCER joined Sir CHARLES COTTON off the Tagus on the Ist of this month, viz. the day on which Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY disembarked at Figueras, and proceed ed iminediately, as we stated yesterday, to join Sir A. WELLESLEY. We have therefore very little doubt that he landed somewhere to the northward of Lisbon. General JUNOT, according to private ac counts, had marched out of Fort St. Julian with a corps of 8000 men, but for what objeEt was not known. The Russians, however, appeared to enter tain some doubts as to his intentions, for they had landed 'in considerable numbers, and had begun to throw up works on the opposite side of the River to Fort St. Julian. It is probable that JUNOT'S object was merely to collea provisions, for in the present state of Portugal he dared not venture to send out a mall foraging party. The official detail of the gallant aEtion between La Piednzontaise and the St. Fiorenzo, the particu lais of which were exclusively. in Tits SUN of last rkiglit, will be in the Gazette of this Evening. Cap -4AItDINGE -was universally respuaed,, and the death of so spirited an Officer will be a great loss to Service. The enemy displayed so much zeal and intrcvdity, that it is to be lamented that they were notexeried in a better, cause than in support of an Usurper, cLo must be more odious to France than to any other country, as.-it has the immediate dis- grace of being under !he government of such a low tiorn tyrant; and it does not experience less op , presioa thati be inaiets on every dependent State. nt answers to - the `:ions proposed to the fiords of.the Committee for Trade and Foreign Plan tettions, by the 4NlerchantS engaged in a commercial intercourse with America, and which are published authority of their Lordships, afford a proof of the friendly disposition of the British Government, which cautiot but make a powerful impression on • , et .cople of - that Country. Nothing indeed can itiore 51rt , ;1;,,71y exemplify the readiness of 'this Country to do every thing in favour of. America, not incOnsiitent - )lvith our national' honour and est;ential ipterests. The Americans will plainly bee that the Orders of Council were intended merely to'cotinterad the 'views of BUONAPARTZ, whose orf- . holie - nfitijuring this Country.ls through the me 4lino:of her commerce; and the promptness with which the British Government has rescinded those OrderS, in relation to Spain and Portugal, since the happy rek ival of a 'friendly intercourse between us 211 d those Countries,l4brmS such a striking • contrast *gill the d''j iyi, the r iOaMans, and the repeated itt-; which lisve attei•ded all the applications of the American Government to BuovArAars, in conse quence of his tyrannical Decrees, as must convince America that her national charaaer, as well as her true policy, point out an intimate connexion batween her and Great Britain, rather than with an arrogant and unprincipled Tyrant, whose chief motives of glion are ambition and revenge. Dispatches were received from Lord COLLING WOOD, and from the Agent at Corunna, at the Ad miralty, this morning; but their contents had not transpired when this Paper was put to Press. . A Gottenturgh &rail arrived this morning: its contents are given in a subsequent Column. • Sunday evening their MAJESTIES and PRINCESSES walked on the terrace, accompanied by Ladies G. MURRAY and ISABELLA TIIYNNE, Count MUNSTER, and Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY. The Duke and Duchess of BUCCLEUGH were also on the terrace, and had a conference with. their MA JESTIES. The Courier Extraordinary from • Con stantinople was also on the terrace, and was spoken to by Count MUNSTER. He did not stop lone, but retired to the Castle Inn. Their MAJESTIES retired to the Palace at eight o'clock, when the Turkish Minister was sent for to the Palace, where he was introduced to the King, and remained with him for about an hour. He after wards went to Dr: HERSCHELL'S, at Slough, to see the telescopes ; stopped about an hour:and a WI, re turned to his Inn; where he slept, and this morning set off in his coach and four, with his retinue, for London. • Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses, SO• AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lord WALSINGHAM, Lady ISABELLA THYNNE, Count MUNSTER, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZ ROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in the Great Park, and returned at twelve. The QUEEN and 'Princess ELIZABETH took an airing in her MAJESTY'S barouche and four to Frog more Lodge, and Princess ELIZABETH'S Cottage at Old Windsor. This morning the KING, QUEEN, and Pii,INCESSES will go to Oatlands, and dine with the Duke and Duchess of YORX, in honour of his Royal High ness's Birth-day, where the - PRINO.E, and all the ROyal Dukes, are, also expeaed. Yesterday there was' a Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office, at which the greater part of the Members assisted. The Polly, from Gibraltar for Guernsey„ which sailed from the former place on the 24th kilt. and has arrived at Plymouth, states, that at the time she sailed, there was a general ;11umination at Gi'braltar, and on board the Ships of War in the Bay, k?fficio) accounts having been just received by the Governor, of the surrender of Du PONT. Several Vessels arrived yesterday from Oporto. A • Gentleman, who was landed from -one of them at Dover yesterday evening, states, that as the Vessel came over the Bar of •Oporto, a Pilot Boat brought them the news that intelligence had just. arrived of the Spanish Patriots having defeated the French Army near Madrid. The fall of Jo Nor is not an nounced by this .Vessel, but only that he was so completely hemmed in, that his surrender was daily expe6ted. It is , reported that JutioT had marched out of Fort St. Julian, with about 13000 men, but for what objet} we have not yet le;irnt. - It appears, how ever, that his friends, the Ru ssians;were under some apprehensions respe6ting- his designs ; for it was known before the Encounte r came away, that-the Officers belonging to the I.l.ussian Ships had landed the principal part of their :crews, who were then throwing up works on the! opposite side of the ri ver to that on w hi c h F ort Julian is p os t e d, to cover. their fleet, should the French make any attempt to, attack them. It is inure than -probable tha(a good' understanding does . not- subsist between the French and Russians. • This clonjeCture - receives some de gree of probability from 'the following circumstance : The Russian Admiral bid aolually sent a Flag of Truce to Admiral Sir CH . I,IILES COTTON, command ing -the British Ships off t be Tagus, for the purpose ,otenquirina . " what news. from England, as he had not heard from his Court -tor four'months ; nor had the French received au iy instructions for three months." Captain WHITT/NGHAY r, of the 13th Dragoons, who is attached to the Pal :rio-tic Army in Spain, is the same Officer who was twice dispatched by Ge neral WHITELOCKE to ascrtiiin the position of the Spanish forces at Buenos "lyres, attended by ten dragoons, and had eight (nen li•illed each time, anti himself escaped witho ut tLe let , •st injury. Amongst the many Genylent en who have volun• teered to Spain, are, Mr. 01-i4 RA and Mr. FITZ.. GERALD, both of the Bar. • Orders are said to have been 4 lispatched to Malta, for a considerable force imtued lately to proceed-to Sicily, in which there has been 3 general movement of the- troops towards Palermo, Where Sir JOHN STITA RT is preparing an Expeditic Military stores are now .eml )arking with great alivity in the River; twenty Sail of Vessels are now busily occupied with taking in ►l,OOO tons c.f . Ord nance at Woolwich 'Westminster Abbey isl,ahouit to. undergo a tho rough repair, which, it is supp osved, will take four teen years in compleating : the expence ie estimated at 60,0001. Mr. PATTERSON, the brother" of Mrs. JEROME BITONAPARTE, sailed in the las t Packer from Fal mouth for America. The Cambridgeshire Militia, Dow quartered at Yarmouth, under the command ( ?t' the Right Hon. Colonel YORKE, have volunteere, their services to any part of Europe. -- Yesterday being Assumption Day, High Mass was celebrated. ut the French Ca iliac Chapel in King street, Portman-square. e service; was per formed. by the Bishop 01 AN GOLILR tho. Bishops NAsf•rz mid MONTPELLIER sat v rithin flit;' raibt~a of the aluir his Royal Highness MONsiEuut, the. Due de BE RR I, and all the other ills istrious Members of the House of B'UUBON, Withi la the metropolis, Were arhong the congregation: NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, AuG. 14.—Arrived the Decade and Eurydice Frigates, Fylla and Primrose Sloops of War, with 38 Sail of Transports under convoy, from Portsmouth, having on board the 18th Light Dragoons, a corps of Sharp-shooters, and some de- . tachments of Artillery, bound to Portugal, put in by contrary winds. Artived, this afternoon, the Redwing Sloop of War, from Cadiz, with dispatches from Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD. The particulars of what she brings has not transpired, but it is understood a part of it is a confirmation of the defeat of DUPONT'S Army, and that the Spaniards are highly elated with their late success, and are determined to persevere until a Frenchman is not to be found to sully the Spanish territory. - Arrived La Carolina Spanish Schooner, bound from St. Sebastian to Buenos Ayres, with dispatches from MURAT (Duke Of BERG) to General LINIERS, captured by the Unicorn' Frigate. • By the Redwing, intelligence is received of the loss of his Majesty's Schooner Pickle, near Cadiz, but by what accident is not learnt; all the crew were saved. POITSMOUTII, AUG; 15.—Yesterday passed by this Port an homeward-bound East India Fleet, of 13 Sail, under convoy of the Albion Frigate; and an homeward West India Convoy, consisting of about 60 Sail, under the proteaion of a Frigate and Sloop of War. • Sailed this day Le Tigre, of 80 guns, Captain HALLOWELL, to join the Channel Fleet; La Loire Frigate with specie for Spain ; and Defender Gun brig on a cruize. DEAL, AUG. 15.—Arrived this morning His Ma jesty's Ship Narcissus from Oporto with a convoy, which are sailed fiat the River ; also the home_ ward-bound East and West India Fleets. Came down from the River the Asia, for the East Indies, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last. FALMOUTH, AUG. I3.—Put.back the Endeavour' Armed Brig with a Convoy for Wales. Arrived the Traffick, MAINE, from Demerara (one of the Carnilla's Convoy), with rum for this place; and the Earl St. Vincent, COCK, from Cork. GOTT F, A'B UR GII Itl,l IL. -' Extraet of a private _Letter from Stockholm, dated 3otirJuly, 1 aos i‘ There is a report here that the Swedes, under Krat4WOß, have defeated the Russians near Luppo, between the 18th and igth inst. The Swedes were only 3300 strong, and the Russians 6000. The . Swedes lost in killed upwards of 20 Officers.; It is said o have been a bloody affair. KLlNGs.irom.7ould not avoid giving battle, for fear of being cutoff." His Royal Majesty's Yacht Amadis, at anchor off Castietiohn, zist July. His Royal Majesty went on shore at three o'clock n the - afternoon to review, near Fairsand, a strong battalion of the FinniSh Reserve, which was on 119 mirCir to join the army, and . near Godby a body of 'the Royal Oland Militia, with a corps of about tow Volunteers, destined to reinforce the Finnish Army. His Majesty expressed to them his approbation of their loyal and faithful conduft, and desired them to persevere in it until the war should have been brought to a successful issue.- 7 -(s'iockholuz . Gazelle: of July 26.) The Lords of the Committee of Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations having authorized us to make public- the following Answers to certain Questions proposed by us to their Lordships, we publish them for the information of all whom they may concern : London, tith August. THOS. BARING, A. GLENNIE, THOS. MULLETT, QUESTION. ANSWER. I. His Majesty's Order in American Vessels may pro. ' Council of the 4th July, 1808, ceed from a Port in the United having ordered, that all Hos- States of America, with a car tilities against Spain on the go, the produce of the United part of his Majesty shall tin- States, or Colonial produce, inediately„cease, , and _that the provided such produce be not Blockade of all the Ports of the produce of the Enefiiy's Spain, except such as may be Colonies, (tired to any Port of still' in possession, or under . Spain or l'ortugal,; such Port coottoul of France, shall be nut being in the possession, at forthwith raised ; ti n der th e controu I o f the enc.. qui an American Vessel mies of Great Britain, and re proceed trom a Port in the turn back to a Port in the United Spatesof America with United States dired, with a a cargo, the produce of the cargo the growth or produce . United States,or Colonial pro. of Spain or Portugal. duce, tilted to any Port of Spain or Portugal, not being in tlOe possession of the Ene mies of Great Britain, and re turn back to a Port in the- United States direr.'}, , with a cargo the growth or ptoduce of Spain or Portugal, without being liable to Capture and Condemnation, under the Or tiers of Council of the 11th and 25th of November, 5807, and the several Ads of Par liament passed to carry them. into cad ? z. Can an American Vessel, An American Vessel having having entered a port in Spain, entered a Port in Spain, pre previous to the commence- vious to the commencement ment of hostilities by the Pa- of hostilities by the Patriots triots against the Enemy, pro- . against the Enemy, may pro ceed from such Port with a ceed from such Port watt] 3 cargo, the growth and produce. cargo the growth and produce of Spain, directto a Port in of Spain, di re ci to a Pert in the United States, without thetiniied Slates, without tit. , being liable to Seizure and ing ;fable to Seizure and Con- Condemnation, as above ? demnation as - above. unless tile easel entered in breath of the Orders in Council. THE MARRIAGE OF IGNORANCE. BY RICHARD wEsrALL, ESQ. R. A. When Ignorance, on her leaden throne, Sat calm, and joyless, and alone, W rapt in the web of sloth; No thought inform'd her sullen breast, No vice disturb'd her gloomy rest, No virtue woke her wrath. A t length a fiend had power to move The dark uncultured mass to love (Already near allied), 'Twas he who came, like Science, dress'd In starry crown, and storied vest ; 'Twas unrelenting Pride. • No more content or calm she sate, But rous'd to ation by her mate, Wide o'er the world they fly • Wherc'er their mingled venom spreads, The young Arts hide their lovely heads, And Taste and Genius die. In vain the sacred sons of soul • Would soar beyond their proud controul, And grasp their wreath of fame; Soon as the perte6.l works appear, Their envious howl the monsters rear, And blast the rising name. EAST INDIA SUIPPING. The following Ships, as we stated yesterday,,ar rived in the DoNils the 14th inst. under convoy of his '.Majesty's Ship Monmouth. Sailed from_. Point de Go'le the 14th March, under convoy of the Mon,-. mouth . ; and left St. Helena, 19th June. Margais %%Tellesley, Capt. Le Blanc; Earl Howe, Capt. A. Morroy ; Lady castiereacrii, Capt. T. G. Murray ; Sur rey, €4l)r. Cuntherlege; LarcrliuwkeAury, from Bengal and luadta;ly Ca•stle. Capt. Burgs ; Castle Eden, Capt. Colnett ; Lord Duncan, Capt BradlOrd ; City of London, Capt. Yates ; Devonshire,Capt. 1. Murray ; :Vletcalte,Capt. Isaacke; Capt. G. Wood, horn Bombay ; Wind ham, Capt. Stewart, from lieneocden. _ The 4iiundance Store-ship, and the follovfing, Whalers, sailed from St. Helena with the Fleet :-- Diana, and Inspedor, British Whalers; Grand Sachem, Amer:can Whaler. The IT'o►•cester, J. Wool), from Madras, was left at Point de Gaile, damaged, and it was' sunoSed would either go to Bombay or Bengal. Capt. Smrrii., of the Lord Hawkesl•ury, is ceased. -• The undermentioned Extra Ships arrived at Fort St..George.the , tfith February last, under convoy of His Majest)'s Ship - MownUtah, viz. Glory, .Capt. Iteevor ; Union, Capt. Gaillard; Sir Wil liam Yulteney, Capt. Christopher ; Northampton, Capt. Sanders; Diana, Capt. Marshall ; A nn , C a p t . M ason ; Sa rah Christiana; Capt. Mackason. Letters from Fort Maribto' advise the death of the'. Re'sident„ - MY. "PARR ; 'it is stated that the Malays, not being satisfied , with some orders trespeaing the cultivation of their vineyards, which had been re commended by the Resident for their benefit, had remonstrated, which had been attended to by Mr. PARR, and their request complied with; but before the orders reached them, they, from the weakness of the military force, on the night of the 23c1 De cember attacked the Government House, and mur dered Mr. ['Alta. We do not hear of any other lives being lost, as they fled on the appearance of the troops. The Company's possessions in India are in perfe6t tranquillity. .. There was no Court of Aldermen held to-day, but the Lord Mayor, after inspeEting the returns of the Meal-weighers, ordered the price a Bread ta-1 continue as last week, viz. Is. Id. the quartern loaf. The Earl of GUI L DF ORD gave a gran d E nterta i n The. Piedmontaise, of whose capture by the. St. ment on Friday last, at Wroxton Abbey, i n h onou r Fiorenzo we yesterday gave an account, had b een out of the Prince of WALES. A dramati c re p resent a.., . from the Isle of France about ten W ee ks, a nd had tion formed part of the amusem en t, and was highly . made a great many prizes, but none of Much value, admired by a very numerous and elegant company. MOREAU ) Second Captain, who was slightly wound- COOKE is going to grace the opening of STErnts ,-I ed, when he found she bad, struck, conscious of his KESIBLE ' S new Theatre at Greenock,° where. be iS infamous condual in many instances, but particu- eagerly expelled, having made a considerable figure larly in stabbing, Captain LARKIt, of the lVarren in his late Northern excursion, though he has. been Hastings, atter she had struck, aria 'aware of the really much indisposed - for-great part of the time. punishment that awaited him, jumpedoverboardand , Dwp Mrs. ILLINGTON is at Cheltenham, where she, was drowned.. When the St, Fiorenzo first discovered the Pied- ins which R which takes place early' in next month. w montaise, she' as bearing down to attack the De-. c '' ACE.—Sunday week a coa ch ca ll e d t hy'. vonshire an d Charlton, on their way to join the Patriot, belonging to the Master of the Bell, Leices- Fleet at Point de Galle, who were, however, all ter, drawn by four horses, started against another well prepared, and would, no doubt, have given . a coach .called the Defiance, from Leicester to Not good account of - her had she dared to attack them. # .tingham, a distance of .0 miles, both coaches The American Packet, Stitlichael, Captain KEN-. changing horses at Loughborough. Thousands of : YON, sailed on Friday from Falmouth for L'Orient people from all parts assembled to witness the event, and New York. She carried with her the American and bets to a considerable amount were depending.; Messenger, Mr.•NoußsE, with *dispatches from the Both coaches started at eight o'clock ; and after the American Minister at our Court to General Attar- severest contest ever remembered, ' the Patriot ar- STRONG, the American Minister at Paris, and also rived at Nottingham first by two minutes only, per dispatches for America. i forming the distance of 26 miles-in two hours and . Mr. BAsiLico, who lately carried out Dispatches ten Minutes, carrying twelve passengers. Whatever, for Sir A. 'W ELLESLEY , carne h ome i n t he E ncoun - praise we•may be inclined to give theproprietors of tp., and was the be a r er o f Dipatelles from Sir AR TN ua, with which he ar r iv e d a t D awn i ng - str e et yes- these coaches for the goodness of their cattle,. and the soundness of their vehicles, we cannot -complimen' terday morning. ' them on their humanity. Pf